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NameAgeSexBlood
Quantum
Roll No.Enrollment/
Card Group
NoteCard No.
Nancy Chisholm 45FFull30870Cherokee
by Blood
Search card 10381
Webster Chisholm 18M1/230871Cherokee
by Blood
Search card 10381
Lizzie Chisholm 16F1/230872Cherokee
by Blood
Search card 10381
Ollie Chisholm 14F1/230873Cherokee
by Blood
Search card 10381
Davis Chisholm 12M1/230874Cherokee
by Blood
Search card 10381
Lillie Chisholm 9F1/230875Cherokee
by Blood
Search card 10381
Sallie Chisholm 40FFull30876Cherokee
by Blood
Search card 10382
John Chisholm 4M1/230877Cherokee
by Blood
Search card 10382
Lucy Chisholm 22FFull30878Cherokee
by Blood
Search card 10383
Rosa Chisholm 22FFull30879Cherokee
by Blood
Marriage to George Spybuck (Cherokee by Blood Card 3487) in Sep. 1904Search card 10384
Alice Chisholm 33FFull32197Cherokee
by Blood
Adopted ShawneeSearch card 10820
James Chisholm 16MFull32198Cherokee
by Blood
Adopted ShawneeSearch card 10820
Harry Chisholm 13MFull32199Cherokee
by Blood
Adopted ShawneeSearch card 10820
Daniel Chisholm 9MFull32200Cherokee
by Blood
Adopted ShawneeSearch card 10820
Eliza Chisholm 22FFull16298Cherokee
by Blood
See Cherokee by Blood Minor Card 3222Search card 6809
Buster Chisholm 1MFull16300Cherokee
by Blood
Search card 6809
Chauncy Chisholm 3M1/23742Cherokee
by Blood (Minors)
Search card 3222
Enes Chisholm 1M1/23743Cherokee
by Blood (Minors)
Search card 3222
William F. Chisholm 22M1/23707Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 1289
Sallie Chisholm 19FFull2962Chickasaw
by Blood
Search card 985
George Chisholm 60MAdopted Mexican3380Creek
by Blood
Search card 1045
Lucy Chisholm 53FFull3381Creek
by Blood
Search card 1045
March Chisholm 28M1/23961Creek
by Blood
Search card 1229
Sallie Chisholm 24F1/25351Creek
by Blood
Search card 1660
William Chisholm 26M1/25352Creek
by Blood
Search card 1661
Polly Chisholm 80FFull6021Creek
by Blood
Search card 1911
James Chisholm 45M1/26022Creek
by Blood
Search card 1912
Mary Chisholm 45F1/26023Creek
by Blood
Search card 1912
Polly Chisholm 18F1/26024Creek
by Blood
Search card 1912
Lizzie Chisholm 17F1/26025Creek
by Blood
Search card 1912
Henry S. Chisholm 9M1/26026Creek
by Blood
Search card 1912
Grover C. Chisholm 5M1/26027Creek
by Blood
Search card 1912
William Chisholm 3M1/26028Creek
by Blood
Search card 1912
Ida Chisholm 22F1/26029Creek
by Blood
Search card 1912
Mattie Chisholm 37FFull6144Creek
by Blood
Search card 1963
George Chisholm 19M3/46145Creek
by Blood
Search card 1963
Bettie Chisholm 18F3/46146Creek
by Blood
Search card 1963
Jackson Chisholm 16M3/46147Creek
by Blood
Search card 1963
Lena Chisholm 9F3/46148Creek
by Blood
Search card 1963
John Chisholm 8MFull6197Creek
by Blood
Search card 1982
Jesse Chisholm 11MFull6332Creek
by Blood
Search card 2039
Nellie Chisholm 5FFull6333Creek
by Blood
Search card 2039
Lucy Chisholm 35FFull6334Creek
by Blood
Search card 2039
James Chisholm 21M3/47157Creek
by Blood
Search card 2373
Anderson Chisholm 26MFull844Creek
by Blood
Search card 254
Rosa Chisholm 26FFull845Creek
by Blood
Search card 254
Louisa Chisholm 23FFull956Creek
by Blood
Search card 289
Nancy Chisholm 26F1/21046Creek
by Blood
Search card 314
Henry Chisholm 10M1/29188Creek
by Blood
Search card 3298
Jennie Chisholm 20F1/29189Creek
by Blood
Held an allotment in the Quapaw Agency as an Eastern ShawneeSearch card 3298

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Dawes Enrollment Application Packets
The Research Center offers copies of Dawes enrollment application packets for $35. Enrollment application packets may include details about the applicant and their family, including birth, death, and marriage information. We include a copy of the individual’s enrollment card with enrollment application packet orders. When ordering, be certain to include the information listed in this database, including the individual’s name, card number, roll number, and tribal nation. Packets vary in length from one page to more than 100 pages. To order by mail, use the printable order form or call 405-522-5225.

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Dawes Land Allotment Packets
The Research Center also offers Dawes land allotment packets (sometimes called jackets) for $35. These materials include information about the individual’s land allotment. Packets vary in length and may include correspondence and plat maps. To order by mail, use the printable order form or call 405-522-5225.

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About this Database

This database lists individuals living between 1898 and 1914 who applied for the roll and were included in the publication The Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory, printed in 1914. The Five Tribes include Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek), and Seminole. Enrollment for the Dawes Rolls began in 1898 and closed in 1907; a small number of individuals were added to the rolls between 1912 and 1914.

This database includes notes for some individuals pertaining to spouses, children listed on new born or minor cards, or references to other cards. To view the cards referenced, visit the Research Center, order a copy from the Research Center, or search on subscription websites such as Fold3.com and Ancestry.com.

Please note: with a few exceptions, this database does not include individuals whose cards were marked as “Cancelled,” “Denied,” “Dismissed,” “Refused,” or “Rejected.”

I have found my ancestor in the database. What now?

Once you have located your ancestor on the roll, the next step is locating their card and enrollment application packet. You can do this in person at the Research Center or use subscription websites such as Fold3.com and Ancestry.com. You may also order a copy of a packet from the Research Center.
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Enrollment cards and packets provide additional information that is not included in this database. We encourage all researchers to review the enrollment cards, enrollment application packets, and allotment packets.




About the Dawes Rolls

Commonly known as the Dawes Rolls, the official title of this record group is “Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory.”

Enrollment Cards

Enrollment cards list the individual’s roll number, name and variant spellings, relationship to others listed on the card, age, sex, blood quantum, if the person was a Freedman, tribal enrollment, residence, and the tribal enrollment of the parents. Members of the same household are typically listed on the same card. Cards may include references to earlier tribal censuses, notes about births, deaths, and marriages, and cross-references to other enrollment cards. In general, the age listed on the card is the person’s age around 1902.

Those listed as “newborns” and “minors” were born after enrollment began in 1898 but before March of 1907, and are listed on a separate card.

Some individuals may be listed on a card but were not ultimately enrolled. Their cards may be marked as “Cancelled,” “Denied,” “Dismissed,” “Refused,” or “Rejected.” Some were listed on multiple cards because their information was transferred to another card; these cards may be stamped “Transferred” or “Duplicate.”

Blood Quantum, Freedmen, Intermarriage, and Adopted Citizens

Tribal associations are listed as “by Blood,” “Intermarriage,” or “Freedmen.” Intermarriage means the person was married to a citizen of the tribe. You may also see “IW” for intermarried white or “A” for adopted. Freedmen are individuals who were formerly enslaved by members of one of the Five Tribes. The term is also used to describe their descendants. Although there was intermarriage between Freedmen and Native Americans, the Dawes Commission typically enrolled people of mixed heritage as Freedmen and indicated no blood relation to the tribe. Freedmen cards also include “slave of,” “father’s owner,” and “mother’s owner.”
Learn about more Freedmen history.

Mississippi Choctaw enrollees include individuals who did not remove to Indian Territory with the rest of their tribe in the 1830s. Mississippi Choctaw deemed eligible for the roll were listed as “identified.” To be admitted to the rolls, these individuals were ultimately required to remove to Indian Territory.
Learn more about Mississippi Choctaw records.

Delaware enrollees may be listed on Delaware cards or as an “Adopted Delaware” on Cherokee by Blood cards.
Learn more about Delaware Cherokee records.

Enrollment Application Packets and Allotment Packets

Dawes enrollment application packets may provide details about the applicant and their family, including birth, marriage, and death information. They may include transcripts of interviews with family members or neighbors and correspondence regarding the enrollment.

Dawes land allotment packets contain information about the individual’s land allotment, plat maps, correspondence, and other documents. Enrollment and allotment packets vary in length from a single page to more than 100 pages.

Please note that while Muscogee (Creek) application packets are not available, you may still order allotment packets.




Help and Research Tips

What information do I need before I search?

You will need to trace your way back to a direct ancestor who was living in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) during the enrollment period, 1898–1914. If the individual was a married woman, you should look for her under her married name.

I cannot locate my ancestor in the database. What should I do now?

Look for your ancestor on the 1900 US census. If your ancestor did not live in Indian Territory, it is extremely unlikely they will be on the rolls. If they were living in Indian Territory, they may be on the doubtful or rejected lists, which are not included in this database. Consider the possibility your ancestor is connected to another tribal nation, preferred not to enroll, was rejected by the commission, or was unable to enroll.

Please note: this database does not include all individuals whose cards were marked as “Cancelled,” “Denied,” “Dismissed,” “Refused,” or “Rejected.”

For further information about tribal citizenship, please contact the tribal nation directly.

Maps of Tribal Nation Land

These maps depict tribal nation boundaries, districts, township/range survey lines, and present-day county lines. Click on the icons below to view a larger map in PDF format.